Lot 95
Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Rhetorica ad C. Herennium..., a rare edition at auction, with early ink marginalia and inter-linear notes, Venice, Philippus Pincius, 1500.
Hammer Price: £650
Description
Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Rhetorica ad C. Herennium..., commentary by Franciscus Maturantius, Antonius Mancinellus, and C. Marius Victorinus, collation: a-z & A6 B-C8, 164 ff. (of 166, lacking title (provided in facsimile) and final blank), 62 lines commentary surrounding text and headline, Roman type, woodcut decorative letters, initial spaces with guide-letters, early ink marginalia and inter-linear notes, upper corner repaired, affecting a few letters recto and verso, some staining (including ink) and finger-marking, modern binding using an old choir f. and vellum, folio (302 x 204mm.), [Venice], [ Philippus Pincius], [12 September, 1500].
⁂ A rare edition at auction.
Literature: Goff C-685; HC 5085; Bod-Inc C-220; BSB-Ink A-824.
Description
Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Rhetorica ad C. Herennium..., commentary by Franciscus Maturantius, Antonius Mancinellus, and C. Marius Victorinus, collation: a-z & A6 B-C8, 164 ff. (of 166, lacking title (provided in facsimile) and final blank), 62 lines commentary surrounding text and headline, Roman type, woodcut decorative letters, initial spaces with guide-letters, early ink marginalia and inter-linear notes, upper corner repaired, affecting a few letters recto and verso, some staining (including ink) and finger-marking, modern binding using an old choir f. and vellum, folio (302 x 204mm.), [Venice], [ Philippus Pincius], [12 September, 1500].
⁂ A rare edition at auction.
Literature: Goff C-685; HC 5085; Bod-Inc C-220; BSB-Ink A-824.